National Federation of the Blind press releases
Casting a secret ballot is a right most Americans take for granted. Now, for the first time ever, speech output technology voting machines make it possible for blind and visually impaired people to cast a secret ballot privately and independently.
Baltimore, Maryland (December 12, 2006): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of blind persons, today announced its full support of the decision of the United States Department of the Treasury to appeal a court order mandating a redesign of U.S. paper money.
Baltimore, Maryland (February 7, 2008): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of the blind, is partnering with MV Transportation, Inc., the largest privately held and domestically owned transportation management company in the United
Baltimore, Maryland (June 25, 2009): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) filed suit today against Arizona State University (ASU) to prevent the university from deploying Amazon’s Kindle DX electronic reading device as a means of distributing electronic textbooks to its students because the device cannot be used by b
Baltimore, Maryland (December 29, 2008): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s largest and oldest organization of blind people, will hold events nationwide on Sunday, January 4, 2009, to promote Braille literacy and help celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of t
Atlanta, Georgia (June 20, 2007): Congressman John Lewis will march in solidarity with over one thousand blind Americans, their families, and friends in a historic civil rights march for the blind. The March for Independence, organized by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), will take place on the morning of July 3. Ambassador Andrew Young serves as honorar
Baltimore, Maryland (October 6, 2010): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind people in the United States, has launched the NFB Text2Give program, a fundraising effort focused on improving education and technology for blind
Baltimore, Maryland (March 9, 2011): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the largest organization of blind people in the United States, today announced that Mark Riccobono, executive director of the NFB Jernigan Institute, has been named a 2011 Forward under 40 honoree by the
New York City, New York (July 25, 2011): In advance of planned protests by the National Federation of the Blind against the payment of subminimum wages to people with disabilities and the proposed Workforce Investment Act, Former New York State Governor David A.
Washington, DC (January 29, 2019): The National Federation of the Blind presented Senator Charles E. “Chuck” Grassley with its Distinguished Legislator Award. The award was presented to Senator Grassley on January 28 as part of the opening ceremony of the annual Washington Seminar, during which our members from across the country visit with their members of Congress to advise them of the legislative and policy concerns of blind Americans.